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Peru Grows Thousands of Kinds of Potatoes

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Peru Grows Thousands of Kinds of Potatoes

Did you know the potato was first domesticated in the Peruvian Andes around 8,000 years ago — and Peru still grows over 4,000 native varieties? They come purple, red, yellow, knobbly and finger-shaped, many thriving only at specific altitudes. Andean markets sell kinds of potato most of the world has never seen.

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